Inventions make the world better, smarter and – in some cases – a little more fun.
| The folding(可折叠的) bike helmet: People refuse to wear a helmet because it’s thick and heavy. Morpher is a bike helmet made from plastics. It is just as strong as the traditional ones, but flexible(灵活的) enough to fold almost totally flat. Also it is much easier to carry. |
| Shoes that tie themselves After we see the movie Back to the Future, almost everyone wants a pair of self-tying shoes. Now, thanks to Nike, the shoe dream comes true. When you press a button, the shoes themselves tighten and loosen around your feet. |
| The smart alarm clock-Hello Sense An alarm clock, called Hello Sense, can improve your sleep. It can control the temperature, light and even air quality in your bedroom to help you have a perfect sleep environment. And it can record your sleep cycles. |
| Sweet potatoes that could save lives The lack of vitamin A puts children at risk of blindness, malaria(疟疾) and many other diseases. In sub-Saharan Africa, plant scientists are helping them grow a kind of new sweet potatoes. These potatoes can help them fight viruses. |
1.The folding bike helmet is _______.
A.thick and heavy B.made from metal
C.not as strong as a traditional one D.flexible enough to fold almost flat
2.Which company makes self-tying shoes?
A.Adidas. B.Nike. C.Kappa. D.Lining.
3.The smart alarm clock can NOT _______.
A.improve our sleep B.control our weight
C.record our sleep cycles D.control the temperature in the bedroom
4.If someone has a poor eyesight, he may be in the lack of _______.
A.vitamin D B.vitamin E C.vitamin A D.vitamin K
5.You can find the passage in a _______.
A.newspaper B.storybook C.guidebook D.cookery book
Dad and I were always passionate（热情的）about our feelings, and when I reached my teen years, our ________ really heated up. Our biggest fight was about my chosen ________.
“People like us aren’t writers!” Dad would shout.
“Maybe people like you aren’t writers,” I would shout ________, “but people like me are!”
I grew up in a nice house with a lawn and lots of rooms. All I had to do was get good grades and stay out of trouble. Dad spent his youth living in an old building and ________ money to support his family. But he drew a curtain（门帘，幕） over his ________, never speaking of his growing-up days. No one knew what he had _______. But not knowing Dad’s past, I could never know what drove him to want so much safety for me.
As I insisted on writing, Mom told me Dad read and re-read everything I got published, although he ______ mentioned my work to me. Instead, he continually tried to drive me into a career he considered _______ -nursing or teaching.
But in the last days of his life, Dad ________. It was as if he suddenly realized that he should make the truth known. He talked about everything—how it felt to carry heavy baskets of coal upstairs and ________ one bathroom with five other families, and how worried he was that his family wouldn’t have enough warm clothes for winter. Dad told me _______ he’d wanted to protect me from poor life, so I’d never have to go ________ what he had. When he said sorry for trying to break off my wings, I told him that he was the very one who’d given me the chance to ________. Dad smiled and tried to nod.
On the last day of his life, as Mom and I sat holding his hands, he signaled(示意) to the nurse to come close. “You know my daughter,” he said with great _____. “I just want you to know—she’s a ________.”
It was the proudest moment of my life.
1.A.discussions B.fights C.movements D.conversations
2.A.school B.career C.subject D.topic
3.A.out B.in C.around D.back
4.A.saving B.raising C.wasting D.making
5.A.future B.past C.present D.dream
6.A.chosen B.provided C.experienced D.achieved
7.A.sometimes B.never C.always D.often
8.A.safe B.easy C.special D.challenging
9.A.stayed up B.opened up C.put up D.picked up
10.A.deal B.clean C.share D.build
11.A.what B.how C.when D.where
12.A.over B.into C.for D.through
13.A.read B.live C.fly D.change
14.A.pains B.hope C.pride D.sadness
15.A.nurse B.teacher C.writer D.doctor
—Could you please tell me_________? —I’m not sure. Perhaps in a couple of days.
A.when he is coming back B.how many days he will stay there
C.how long will he be back D.how soon will he come back
—I’ve made little progress in math during this term.
—Don’t worry. .
A. It’s never too old to learn B. Rome was not built in a day
C. Well begun is half done D. The early bird catches the worm
—Many people think women are better at cooking than men .
— ______.Most top cooks in the world are men .
A.I agree B.Exactly C.Not at all D.That’s not the case
–Your robot has caught a virus and it no longer works properly.
–Wow, ______ mess it has made! I really don’t know _______ to do with it.
A.what, how B.how, how C.what a, what D.how, what
